the loop

noun

: a group of people who know about or have influence or control over something

She wants to stay in the loop as these changes are being considered.

He claims that he was kept out of the loop when the decision to sell the company was being made.

Examples of the loop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Visitors who don’t want to complete the loop can catch a free downtown shuttle from the Totem Heritage Center, which marks the path’s halfway point. —Eve Chen, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026

The director, Brett Haley, really kept me in the loop. —Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026

The City of Oakland Park plans to install sidewalks and swales, but residents say they were kept out of the loop. —Ted Scouten, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

But shopping from retailers that stock a wide range of brands, honoring diverse budgets and aesthetics, is a fool-proof way of staying in the loop and having direct access to today’s buzziest fashion finds. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the loop

• newsgroup
• recoup
• regroup
• subgroup
• workgroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group